Portulans Institute

Saudi Arabia

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Key Indicators
Income Group High income
Regional Group Arab States
Population (Total) 36,408,820
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 55,802

Performance Overview

ISO3

SAU

Country

Saudi Arabia

Score

56.14

Rank

41

Technology

49.52

People

55.02

Governance

65.69

Impact

54.34

Pillar: Technology Score: 49.52 Rank: 36
SCORERANK

Access

74.45 30

1. Mobile tariffs

71.74 48

2. Handset prices

37.70 90

3. FTTH/building Internet subscriptions

49.29 17

4. Population covered by at least a 3G mobile network

100.001

5. International Internet bandwidth

87.99 9

6. Internet access in schools

100.001

Content

19.26 80

1. GitHub commits

1.97 100

2. Internet domain registrations

1.92 83

3. Mobile apps development

65.03 68

4. AI scientific publications

8.13 52

Future technologies

54.85 19

1. Adoption of emerging technologies

72.31 23

2. Investment in emerging technologies

61.50 30

3. Robot density

n/a

4. Computer software spending

30.74 35
Pillar: People Score: 55.02 Rank: 31
SCORERANK

Individuals

60.97 10

1. Active Mobile Broadband Subscriptions Count

54.68 8

2. ICT skills in the education system

83.33 8

3. Use of virtual social networks

74.88 35

4. Tertiary enrollment

46.36 31

5. Adult literacy rate

96.70 34

6. AI talent concentration

9.87 35

Businesses

54.69 40

1. Firms with website

22.64 94

2. GERD financed by business enterprise

n/a

3. Knowledge intensive employment

n/a

4. Annual investment in telecommunication services

86.74 18

5. GERD performed by business enterprise

n/a

Governments

49.39 35

1. Government online services

80.33 32

2. Publication and use of open data

25.00 65

3. Government promotion of investment in emerging tech

84.06 5

4. R&D expenditure by governments and higher education

8.19 63
Pillar: Governance Score: 65.69 Rank: 50
SCORERANK

Trust

63.80 44

1. Secure internet servers

43.09 88

2. Cybersecurity

99.53 2

3. Online access to financial account

40.98 44

4. Internet shopping

71.59 21

Regulation

57.05 98

1. Regulatory quality

57.18 52

2. ICT regulatory environment

94.12 14

3. Regulation of emerging technologies

77.14 18

4. E-commerce legislation

33.33 121

5. Privacy protection by law content

23.47 127

Inclusion

76.21 30

1. E-Participation

68.61 43

2. Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments

78.24 61

3. Availability of local online content

91.11 11

4. Gender gap in Internet use

71.55 26

5. Rural gap in uses of digital payments

71.56 42
Pillar: Impact Score: 54.34 Rank: 62
SCORERANK

Economy

34.38 47

1. High-tech and medium-high-tech manufacturing

31.89 46

2. High-tech exports

0.85 120

3. PCT patent applications

8.83 42

4. Domestic market size

73.78 17

5. Prevalence of gig economy

86.05 5

6. ICT services exports

4.87 97

Quality of life

76.35 38

1. Happiness

74.94 34

2. Freedom to make life choices

87.86 25

3. Income inequality

n/a

4. Healthy life expectancy at birth

66.24 86

SDG Contribution

52.29 104

1. SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

73.04 57

2. SDG 4: Quality Education

21.27 68

3. SDG 5: Women's economic opportunity

59.29 109

4. SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

59.68 103

4. SDDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

48.16 96

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